Parabolic modifiers are the essential studio lighting addition for photographers who are looking for a versatile setup. With the ability to mount a light source facing both toward the back and the front of the ...

I must admit, I’ve never photographed a band before. Especially for something as important as official promo images that’ll be used for almost everything a band can think of (posters, album art, show banner...

The Westcott is a superb solution for photographing beverages. In this video, I will demonstrate my go-to lighting setup for photographing glass bottles. I prefer this method when photographing any glass or bo...

When my client came to me about this shoot, he asked for raw, cinematic photographs that captures his decade of training from his boxing gym that is now closed. After seeing the gym, I knew immediately what I n...

Award-winning Seattle food photographer Steve Hansen captures stunning food photography images with amazing depth and dimension. This can be extremely difficult when working with flat surfaces, as the camera is...

The Rapid Box Duo features the same instant setup and durable framework as the original Rapid Boxes, with the added ability to mount dual speedlites to the rear of the box. The Rapid Box Duo's fully-adjustable ...

The shoot starts with the Yaphank Garage, a restored 1930's-era gas and service station that these days is a museum. It's about 15 minutes from my home in Long Island, New York, and I pass it countless times, e...

This article on creative food photography is courtesy of Seattle food photographer Steve Hansen.
My photographic style requires that I have complete control over the quality and directionality of my light. I t...

Canadian portrait photographer Craig Beckta used a wraparound key light setup for this portrait. While it can often be expensive to create large key light source in-studio, Craig decided to use an affordable W...

When photographing children outside, it is often hard balancing daylight midday. Children are constantly on-the-go, making it hard to place typical modifiers and light stands in a single place. To fill in shado...

Successful commercial photographer Joel Grimes is known for creating dramatic lighting setups for eye-catching portraits. One of Joel's go-to setups is soft cross-lighting. Cross-lighting is created by bouncing...

This article is courtesy of celebrity portrait photographer Hernan Rodriguez. Read the full article on Hernan's photography blog.
Simple Beauty Portrait Lighting
There are endless approaches in crea...

The Handmade Movement, a Montana-based film and photography collection, recently introduced “The Makers”, an online film series dedicated to the celebration of craftsmanship in the modern world.This se...

This article is courtesy of Westcott Top Pro photographer Joao Carlos. You can read the full article and see more of Joao Carlos' portrait photography on his website.For my second proper shoot with ...

A living photo, often called a Flixel, is a combination of a still image and of a short video. A Flixel is created by filming a short, high-quality video and editing within the Flixel Cinemagraph software.B...

To capture this portrait of a musician, photographer Benny Migs utilized a 4 speedlite setup. Three of these speedlites were modified by the Westcott Medium Apollo softbox.These 3 speedlites were mo...

Modifying speedlites on-the-go and in confined spaces can be difficult. Light stands are bulky, modifiers can get into the frame, and softboxes are often time-consuming to assemble. To soften and broaden spe...

The Omega Reflector is the world’s first 10-in-1 shoot-through reflector. The 38" x 45" Omega Reflector combines the effect of a traditional reflector with the luxury of a beauty dish and a ring flash. This ...